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How Smart Lighting Control Responds to Seasonal Changes How Smart Lighting Control Responds to Seasonal Changes

Adapt to Short Winter Days and Long Summer Evenings with Automated Systems

December mornings in Portland have you waking up in complete darkness. By June, the sun's still blazing at 9 p.m. while you're trying to wind down for the evening. This extreme swing—from roughly 8 hours of daylight in winter to over 15 hours in summer—creates a real challenge for how we light our homes. Traditional switches and dimmers can't keep up with these shifts – unless you go around constantly adjusting lights—but lighting control systems can. They change automatically throughout the year, matching your home's ambiance to the Pacific Northwest’s ever-changing natural light patterns.